Crafting your Professional Development Toolset for a Career in Data Science

5:30 PM, Networking & Food Arrives
6:00 PM, Presentation
7:15 PM, Wrap up

Title: Crafting your Professional Development Toolset for a Career in Healthcare Data Science

Format: 45-min talk followed by open discussion and Q&A

Speaker:Lindsey Morris, PhD, Axial Healthcare

Speaker Bio: Lindsey Morris is the Director of Data Science & Analytics at axialHealthcare in Nashville, TN. She obtained her B.S. from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University, both in Chemical Engineering. After completing a postdoctoral appointment in the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt in 2015, she entered the field of data science at axialHealthcare. During her time at Vanderbilt, she worked on a drug discovery project to characterize novel type 2 diabetes therapeutics, served as the President of the Postdoctoral Association, and competed in the TechVenture Challenge hosted by Life Science Tennessee. In her current position, she leads a team of data scientists who perform machine learning, statistics, and descriptive analytics on medical and pharmacy claims data. Lindsey and the data science team at axialHealthcare provide data-driven support tools to physicians and other healthcare providers to better manage their patients who are in pain and consume opioids.

Abstract: The interdisciplinary field of data science has become a sought-after career for PhDs in science and engineering disciplines, but what does a data scientist really do and how do postdocs and graduate students break into this field? In this talk, we’ll explore (1) activities of a data science team at a small healthcare startup and (2) tangible actions you can take to break into a healthcare data science career. Information and discussion will focus primarily on career development steps and advice for postdocs and graduate students and early-career data scientists.

Sponsors: A huge thanks to our sponsors, Axial Healthcare ( https://axialhealthcare.com/ ), Elevation Search Solutions ( http://www.elevationsearchsolutions.com/ ) and Vanderbilt Heart & Vascular Institute (VHVI), Vanderbilt University Medical Center ( https://www.vanderbilthealth.com/heart/ )!

All registrations after Noon Monday 11/13 may not have dinner available. Food orders are created at Noon Monday.

Location (Please note that the location is up to change, a notice will be posted on our meetup page):

Dell Learning Center at Nashville Technology Council

500 Interstate Blvd S, Nashville, TN 37210 (https://www.google.com/maps?q=500+Interstate+Blvd+S+Nashville,+TN+37210&entry=gmail&source=g)

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